Comic books April 1951

Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Heckle and Jeckle set out to end the city's crime wave with Heckle's latest invention, "Liquid Magnetism." The Claw captures Mitzi, and forces her to sing torch songs at a dive bar for mouse sailors (!). Farmer Al Falfa finds a treasure map buried on his land... but is it real, or just a hoax? Dimwits New Car; Heckle and Jeckle: Magpie Madness; Sourpuss; Mighty Mouse: Mystery on the Waterfront; Dinky: The Picnic Stowaway; Farmer Al Falfa: Sunken Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Cover title changes to The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit. A sinister stranger joins Peter and Dazy on their wagon train across the desert; Cicero the cat uses hypnotism on Timmy the mouse; Retellings of classic animal fables running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Never a Dull Moment; The Trader's Downfall; While the Folks Are Away...; Why the Crane Is Like He Is; Why the Weasel's Head Is Larger Than His Body; Magic Art; How the Porcupine Got His Quills; Headaches; Sunday Ride; Auction Sale; Peter's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $36.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 39, Issue 4 - April 1951. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 114 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $15.00 View scan Staple added (not manufacturing). 1 1/4" cover-to-cover spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; Churchy chasing butterflies catches Miz Mam'selle's bow. "The Big Hink-Cup"; Pogo and Albert require the help of the fire brigade for the Bunny Boy falling into their cake batter. "Kiddin' on the Keys"; Seminole Sam sells Porkypine an almost self-playing piano with office space inside. "Beware of the Wash Dog"; Howland convinces Albert he can make millions doing washing, and makes him begin at washing Howland's dirty clothing. "His Hand Has Never Lost its Kill"; Albert decides to build a home for the lady bug, and spends seven pages fighting assorted tools. "Planters Punchy"; For Arbor Day Churchy and Rackety Coon Chile decide to plant a tree and try to decide which kind of a hole to put into the ground. Untitled one-page story; A bird keeps stealing Churchy's pancakes. Untitled one-page story; The ants trick Albert out of the contents of his sandwich. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Invisible Hands of Murder! starring Ken Shannon. The Death House At Bergenstrasse 13 starring T-Man. Strangest Murder Case starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. What A Confession text story. The Heart of a Hero. A Ghost Car On Route 13 starring Dan Leary. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $3.50 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 95 #4 - April 1951. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes articles like "Helicopter Cowboy," "Plague in the Big Pines" and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by John Severin. Savage Fury! featuring American Eagle, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Desert Gold! starring Lazo Kid, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. The Roundup text article. Six-Gun Savvy starring Dusty Ballew. War Party starring Jeff Baker. Pierre and Marie Curie text article by Sidney M. Elias. Tom Jeffords - Indian Agent text story. Range War! starring Preacher, art by Mart Bailey. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scans

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00 View scans

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.00 View scans

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $15.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50 View scan

Volume 54, Issue 3 - April, 1951. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

April 27, 1951. "Double Cross Range" by Joseph Chadwick. Other stories by T. C. McClary, Elsa Barker, Arthur Lawson, C. William Harrison, Austin Corcoran, Walt Sheldon, B. F. Nordberg, Dorothy L. Bonar, and Wayne D. Overholser. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, and Enrico Bagnoli. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair tries to mend fences after young Dakotas raid a wagon train; The warden of Dartbane Prison seeks Dr. Drew's help to explore the prison's haunted past; Jan of the Jungle must protect his animal friends from a rabid wolfpack. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; Another Word for Murder; Jan of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Art by Paul Parker and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #62. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #2 in indicia. Red Magee shaves his head to avoid his telltale red hair being recognized by the cops. Getaway driver Willie gets the chance to drive a convertible, in a story with lots of classic-car art. A crook on the run gets swindled by mechanics after his car breaks down. The Braids of Red Magee; Convertible Willie; Paul Edmund Comes Home; Explosion; Ladies' Choice Louie; The Brooklyn Arab; Video Vignettes; Clipped in the Afternoon; Two Birds of Paradise. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Human Rights for All!" Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.80

Cover art by Fred Harman. Intro article featuring Fred Harman and Little Beaver at a rodeo and fair in Albuquerque. Red Ryder and Little Beaver story, Jones informs Red Ryder about Goldie Glenn trying to get his ranch. Red Ryder and Little Beaver story, a trio of rustlers trap Red in a deep well. The legend of the Grand Canyon article by Fred Harman, art by Bill Lignante. Little Beaver story. General Andrew Jackson and Creek Indians article by Fred Harman. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Muscle, track, and drag racing cars. Cover price $0.35.

Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) and his horse Black Jack. "The Fatal Ferry," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is on an urgent mission and is ferried across a river when knocked overboard by the phony ferryman. Untitled Helpfull Hannah and Harriett story, art by Frank Bolle. "The Bronc Bandits," art by Frank Doyle; Horses vanish without trace, and with the law helpless, they send for Marshal Rocky Lane. A Rodeo is under suspicion. "Fast Eaters" one-page story starring Gopherface. "Nester's Revenge" text story by Rod Reed (as Walter Farmer). "The King of the Rattlers," art by Frank Doyle; Rocky runs into a crazy man who plunder settlers and wagon trains, and has rattlesnakes as pets. One-page Black Jack's Hitching Post story, art by Ralph Carlson; Facts about horseshoes. "Aweigh With Him" one-page Sagebrush story by Howard Boughner. "The Diagnosis"; Dee Dickens has got a bad foot, and goes to the doctor. Rod Cameron Western ad. "Decoy for Death," script and pencils by Ralph Carlson. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, Rod tracks stolen cattle to New Orleans and encounters "bayou pirates." Then it's cowboys vs. pirates, every little kid's dream. Weaver tries to convince Sam the Sheriff why Big Reb needs to be arrested. Halfwit Hack; The Bayou Badman: Chapter One: Pirate Menace!; Fear; Chapter Two: The Bell of Doom; Mustang Mack; Loco Lew; Chapter Three: Flaming Vengeance; The Weaver's Tale; Chief Gray-Matter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Edd Ashe and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Dancer Nina finds love with Danny, but when a tragic accident ends her dancing career, she blames him. Karen gets her dream job in a government office in Washington, but loneliness almost drives her back to her tiny hometown, until she meets Steve. Elaine threatens to blackmail her ex Paul to buy a business for her current fiance, Len - but does she still love Paul? My Penalty; I Was a Government Girl; Winner Takes All; Love's Crusade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.40 Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Centerfold detached.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Red Hand starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Mr. Barger is forcing Hop Sung to poison the Sheriff's food so he can't run and be elected for new commissioner. Murder at Wetstone starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Somebody doesn't want Jim Henderson's dam completed and operating. The Doctor From Jack Pine starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Pioneers of the Old West text story, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, art by Hi Mankin. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

NOTE: For #1-2 and 14-85 see Authentic Science Fiction (1951-1957 Hamilton & Co.) and for #9-12 see Science Fiction Monthly (1951 Hamilton & Co).

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 55, Issue 6 - April, 1951. Lana Turner photo cover. Film and movie news magazine. This issues features articles on Lois Jordan, Dennis O'Keefe, Vera-Ellen and Rock Hudson, Frank Lovejoy, and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Trudy's sister disapproves of her romance with the handsome gardener, but is it because of the scandal - or because she wants him for herself? Marge's boyfriend Jim brings her into his life of crime, and she can't leave because Jim's partner Tony is a violent killer who slaps her around. Murder and romance unfold at a swanky ski resort. Carla is wooed by her manager at the candy factory, but that just causes spiteful gossip from the other factory girls. My Heart Was A Stranger; Outcast; Beware of Love; I Loved for a Reason - I Tried to Blackmail Cupid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Apr. 1951. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Coverless $84.95 or Best Offer View scan Tape in a few places throughout. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.